ED 590 - Pre-Departure Course Information


Class Syllabus





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Travel Journaling Resources






A page from a China Student Teaching Fall 2011 participant. Good example of a method to jot down everything you do while abroad, on 1 page!


Readings

Here are some readings that may be useful to you in preparing for China Student Teaching Abroad. We will discuss most of these in class.

Teacher Preparation for the Global Age: The Imperative for Change
A report on internationalizing teacher education written by the Longview Foundation.
external image pdf.png Teacher Preparation in the Global Age.pdf

World Data on Education: People's Republic of China
A comprehensive report of China's education system, written by UNESCO.
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/WDE/2010/pdf-versions/China.pdf


Material Covered in Class


1/18/2012:

Global Competence Definitions (powerpoint):





Additional Resources

Study Abroad Handbook
http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/
Student Teacher Handbook 2010-2011
http://ced.ncsu.edu/profed/studteachhandbook/


Action Plan Projects - Student Examples

external image vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png Action Plan_Brazil 2011.docx
external image vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png Action Plan 2_Brazil 2011.docx



Date
Topic
January 18
and Review of Syllabus
“Global Awareness” Activity
Due: Link to On-Line Journal Blog
January 25
Cross-Cultural Communications –
My CAP (Cultural Awareness Profile)
Cultural Value Dimensions
February 1
Education in China


Language Introduction (Language lessons will be incorporated in all Chinese culture classes from this class forward.)
February 8
Chinese Culture and Daily Life



February 15
Culture and Daily Life Continued



link of language practice :
http://www.fodors.com/language/chinese/shopping
February 22
Politics, Government, and Religion of China



February 29
Sightseeing and “Getting Around” Beijing

March 7
Panel of former participants and trip leaders.
Valencia Hicks, Katy Suther, and Melissa Franch will be here along with trip leaders, Dr. Horne and Dr. Maher.
March 14
Language Review and Practice

https://sites.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/21st-century-teaching-learning-by-jennifer-y/
March 21
Dr. John Lee will be here to do a workshop on New Literacies and Global Learning that will help you teach at BRS.
Dr. Horne will do last minute travel logistics at this class meeting after the New Literacies workshop.
Due: North Carolina portion of journals/answers to the 8 cultural awareness questions.
March 28
NO CLASS
April 1-May 5
Beijing, China!
May 9
Re-Entry Meeting
Due: All Journals, Action Plan Project, and Reflective Essay